| Date | Observer | Inst | Obs | Lost | Weather | Inst | Tel | Obs | Comments |
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| 05/01/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds all night. Never opened |
| 05/03/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Projector arm was misbehaving, particularly in one axis, never making it to it's position over the fiber. After a few hours of troubleshooting with Ted and finally Wayne, it was determined this needed further work tomorrow to resolve. Never opened, whic |
| 05/04/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with below-average to poor seeing throughout thanks to strong winds from the east. Quite productive despite the lousy conditions. No problems |
| 05/05/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but another night of poor seeing. Adjusted projector arm placement for ThAr exposures with Ted's help this afternoon, making an improvement in counts compared to yesterday. No problems |
| 05/06/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nice night with decent seeing once early evening murkiness moved out |
| 05/07/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | swaying |
| 05/08/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | runaway |
| 05/09/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies with mostly good seeing. No problems |
| 05/10/2018 | PBerlind | FAST | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Order new flashlights there are none here anymore |
| 05/11/2018 | PBerlind | FAST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | handpaddle north button is broken, non-functional status. In addition to quick fix we really need a completely new handpaddle that is ergonomic and has better buttons. Not the same buttons and caps. Better softer sturdier buttons |
| 05/12/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies with decent seeing |
| 05/13/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds throughout the night... Otherwise observed in variable but mostly good seeing |
| 05/14/2018 | PBerlind | FAST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 05/15/2018 | PBerlind | FAST | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | SI Journeys visit |
| 05/16/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | d type a command, hit enter, and there |
| 05/17/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dirs |
| 05/18/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies with good seeing. No problems with FLWO60 sluggishness |
| 05/19/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 05/20/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 05/21/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies with good seeing |
| 05/22/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies with good seeing.... There was some weirdness while running the calibration script at the beginning of the night. For some reason the script took one less flat than normal and the electronic log skipped logging several fi |
| 05/23/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dofinders |
| 05/24/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 05/25/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | cloudy |
| 05/26/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thin cirrus early that quickly passed leaving clear skies for the night. Rather good seeing at times. No problems beyond the dofinders hiccup that Mike mentioned several nights ago |
| 05/27/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear with only light cirrus at sunset and some visible in the skycam to the south a couple times during the night. No problems |
| 05/28/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear all night with some debris-like clouds hanging about along the horizon most of the night. Clear overhead for the most part though. No problems |
| 05/29/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Short band of thicker cirrus part way through the night led to a brief pause. Otherwise, mostly clear with occasional light cirrus here and there. Seeing was OK but on the soft side, particularly late. Otherwise, no problems |
| 05/30/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear early with increasing cirrus for the second half of the night. A challenging night thanks to the conditions. Otherwise, no problems |
| 05/31/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies and good seeing. No problems |
| Date | Observer | Inst | Obs | Lost | Weather | Inst | Tel | Obs | Comments |
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| 06/01/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies (after afternoon cirrus moved out) and good seeing. No problems |
| 06/02/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with relatively good seeing. No problems |
| 06/03/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with good seeing most of the night and excellent seeing in the last couple of hours. Just about perfect!! No problems other than running out of dark |
| 06/04/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light clouds all night from a pineapple-express type system. Quick pass early giving way to mostly clear skies until after midnight when the thickest of it came through. Mostly to the north and south. Slightly below average seeing. A useful but far fr |
| 06/05/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with average seeing for the first half becoming soft for the remainder. No problems |
| 06/06/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with average to slightly below average seeing late. No problems |
| 06/07/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 06/08/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 06/09/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Debris clouds at sunset that broke up enough during twilight I was able to get started effectively on time. Clear for the remainder of the night. Seeing was soft pretty much all night. |
| 06/10/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with OK seeing. No problems |
| 06/11/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with poor seeing to start but only improving to just below average. Not a great night, but a productive one thanks to the lack of moon to end the TRES run. No problems |
| 06/12/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | When able, observed in mostly clear skies with good seeing |
| 06/13/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | When able, observed through and around clouds in good seeing |
| 06/14/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NO observations, storm remnant moving through over the next few days... Washed the PAIRITEL primary mirror a total of 6 times throughout the night |
| 06/15/18 | PBerlind | FAST | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | tropical storm clouds and rain |
| 06/16/2018 | PBerlind | FAST | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 06/17/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear with good seeing |
| 06/18/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48" upper slit failed to close at end of night. Closed it manually and have it on the tender (dome power is unplugged) |
| 06/19/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies but extremely soft seeing that dramatically improved in the last few hours of the night..... 48" experienced a few shutter failures in the first part of the night. No failures after Emilio went to bed |
| 06/20/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night. Soft seeing care of a north wind most of the time. No problems |
| 06/21/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with soft seeing throughout thanks to a north and northwest wind. No problems |
| 06/22/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with good to very good seeing. No problems |
| 06/23/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night but with soft and variable seeing all night. Quite frustrating after the great night last night. No problems |
| 06/24/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clear all night with soft seeing early that improved to about average near the end |
| 06/25/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | _ |
| 06/26/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | clouds lingered for a while |
| 06/27/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | When able, observed in mostly clear skies and good seeing.... Initial monsoon moisture making its way into the area over the next few days |
| 06/28/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed in mixed skies and mostly good seeing until a pulse of moisture moved in during the second half of the night |
| 06/29/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Some transient clouds in the beginning of the night but observed mostly in clear skies and excellent seeing |
| 06/30/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| Date | Observer | Inst | Obs | Lost | Weather | Inst | Tel | Obs | Comments |
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| 07/01/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 8,5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 07/02/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies and good seeing |
| 07/03/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wen able, observed between an around clouds in good seeing |
| 07/04/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clear skies but mostly poor seeing |
| 07/05/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | High winds all night with sustained speeds in the high 30s to mid 40s with regular gusts over 50 MPH. Clear for the first half with clouds late. Never opened |
| 07/06/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly clear to clear all night. Soft seeing early that gradually improved as things progressed. No problems on what might be the last night before the monsoon sets in for the season |
| 07/07/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mostly cloudy all night with some monsoon rain at sunset. Broke for a touch more than a half an hour as astronomical twilight started. No problems |
| 07/08/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds with nearby thunderstorms at dusk becoming mostly clear after midnight. Ran through until dawn. No problems |
| 07/09/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds all night with a couple bouts of rain during the night. Never opened. End of the TRES run |
| 07/10/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monsoons |
| 07/11/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 0.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Worked briefly through a hole |
| 07/12/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monsoons |
| 07/13/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed brighter objects through thin clouds and good seeing |
| 07/14/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 0.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | window |
| 07/15/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed in partial clearing during the middle of the night with good seeing. |
| 07/16/2018 | MCalkins | FAST | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monsoons.... End of FAST run |
| 07/17/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cloudy all night for the start of the TRES run. Never opened |
| 07/18/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Partly cloudy at sunset then mostly cloudy for a while. When that broke, skies were mostly clear with soft seeing. Elevated humidity all night. No problems |
| 07/19/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clouds early then slowly breaking eventually becoming clear in the last couple hours of the night. Below average seeing throughout. No problems |
| 07/20/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cloudy with light rain for the last 1/3 of the night. Never opened |
| 07/21/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | robot did start observing without opening the dome. I forced it open with |
| 07/22/2018 | GEsquerdo | TRES | 1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under outflow clouds from storms to the southeast early, then debris clouds for most of the remainder. Opened late in rapidly clearing skies to pick off some bright targets mostly in twilight. No problems |
| 07/23/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed with, around, and through clouds with decent seeing |
| 07/24/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murky conditions for almost the whole night. When able, observed through and around clouds with relatively decent seeing |
| 07/25/2016 | MCalkins | TRES | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monsoons |
| 07/26/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ |
| 07/27/2018 | PBerlind | TRES | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | rain, clouds |
| 07/28/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Got a couple of observations through a hole |
| 07/29/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Storms, rain, clouds |
| 07/30/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monsoons |
| 07/31/2018 | MCalkins | TRES | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Observed all night in clearing skies and mostly excellent seeing |